Sao Tome and Principe (STP)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$16.55M

Imports

$183.56M

Total trade

$200.12M

Trade balance

-$167.01M

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Sao Tome and Principe - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

Portugal (PRT)

Total

33.6%

Exports

4.7%

$784.42K

Imports

36.2%

$66.42M

Total

33.6%

$67.21M

Rank #2

Togo (TGO)

Total

14.4%

Exports

0.0%

$705

Imports

15.6%

$28.73M

Total

14.4%

$28.73M

Rank #3

Angola (AGO)

Total

12.6%

Exports

0.4%

$60.85K

Imports

13.7%

$25.18M

Total

12.6%

$25.24M

Rank #4

Netherlands (NLD)

Total

5.9%

Exports

60.3%

$9.99M

Imports

1.0%

$1.77M

Total

5.9%

$11.76M

Rank #5

Japan (JPN)

Total

5.1%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.6%

$10.24M

Total

5.1%

$10.24M

Rank #6

Türkiye (TUR)

Total

4.8%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.2%

$9.58M

Total

4.8%

$9.58M

Rank #7

China (CHN)

Total

4.1%

Exports

0.0%

$320

Imports

4.5%

$8.30M

Total

4.1%

$8.30M

Rank #8

USA (USA)

Total

2.3%

Exports

0.5%

$87.88K

Imports

2.5%

$4.61M

Total

2.3%

$4.69M

Rank #9

Gabon (GAB)

Total

2.1%

Exports

0.2%

$29.30K

Imports

2.3%

$4.24M

Total

2.1%

$4.27M

Rank #10

Brazil (BRA)

Total

1.8%

Exports

0.2%

$29.56K

Imports

1.9%

$3.52M

Total

1.8%

$3.55M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	Portugal (PRT)	4.7% $784.42K	36.2% $66.42M	33.6% $67.21M
2	Togo (TGO)	0.0% $705	15.6% $28.73M	14.4% $28.73M
3	Angola (AGO)	0.4% $60.85K	13.7% $25.18M	12.6% $25.24M
4	Netherlands (NLD)	60.3% $9.99M	1.0% $1.77M	5.9% $11.76M
5	Japan (JPN)	0.0% $0	5.6% $10.24M	5.1% $10.24M
6	Türkiye (TUR)	0.0% $0	5.2% $9.58M	4.8% $9.58M
7	China (CHN)	0.0% $320	4.5% $8.30M	4.1% $8.30M
8	USA (USA)	0.5% $87.88K	2.5% $4.61M	2.3% $4.69M
9	Gabon (GAB)	0.2% $29.30K	2.3% $4.24M	2.1% $4.27M
10	Brazil (BRA)	0.2% $29.56K	1.9% $3.52M	1.8% $3.55M

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In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's total trade was valued at $200.1M, comprising $16.6M in exports and $183.6M in imports, leading to a trade balance of -$167.0M.
The nation's trade profile ranked 162nd globally for total trade.
The leading export category was Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS2 18), valued at $10.2M and representing 61.5% of the country's total exports.
Portugal was the primary source of imports, accounting for $66.4M (36.2%), while the Netherlands was the top export destination, receiving $10.0M (60.3%).

Exports Profile for Sao Tome and Principe (2024)

In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's exports totaled $16.6M. The country's export basket is led by Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS2 18), with a value of $10.2M, making up 61.5% of all exports. The second most significant export is Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS2 15), contributing $5.6M. The Netherlands is the principal destination for the country's goods, receiving exports worth $10.0M. Belgium follows as the second-largest partner with $3.4M in export value.

Imports Profile for Sao Tome and Principe (2024)

Sao Tome and Principe imported goods valued at $183.6M in 2024. The top imported category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS2 27), with a total of $53.8M, or 29.3% of all imports. Electrical machinery and equipment was the second-largest import category at $15.6M. The primary source of imports was Portugal, providing $66.4M of goods. Other significant import partners included Togo ($28.7M) and Angola ($25.2M).

Exports

Sao Tome and Principe - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

$10.18M

61.5% share

#2 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$5.60M

33.8% share

#3 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$325.06K

2.0% share

#4 • HS 88

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

$54.00K

0.3% share

#5 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$53.03K

0.3% share

#6 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$48.91K

0.3% share

#7 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$46.08K

0.3% share

#8 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$34.97K

0.2% share

#9 • HS 38

Chemical products n.e.c.

$32.47K

0.2% share

#10 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$30.83K

0.2% share

#11 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$30.09K

0.2% share

#12 • HS 89

Ships, boats and floating structures

$27.46K

0.2% share

#13 • HS 63

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

$20.25K

0.1% share

#14 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$11.72K

0.1% share

#15 • HS 70

Glass and glassware

$9.53K

0.1% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	$10.18M	61.5%
2	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$5.60M	33.8%
3	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$325.06K	2.0%
4	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	$54.00K	0.3%
5	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$53.03K	0.3%
6	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$48.91K	0.3%
7	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$46.08K	0.3%
8	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$34.97K	0.2%
9	Chemical products n.e.c.	$32.47K	0.2%
10	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$30.83K	0.2%
11	Iron and steel	$30.09K	0.2%
12	Ships, boats and floating structures	$27.46K	0.2%
13	Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags	$20.25K	0.1%
14	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$11.72K	0.1%
15	Glass and glassware	$9.53K	0.1%

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Sao Tome and Principe - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Sao Tome and Principe - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Sao Tome and Principe - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$53.78M

29.3% share

#2 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$15.63M

8.5% share

#3 • HS 10

Cereals

$15.17M

8.3% share

#4 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$8.90M

4.8% share

#5 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$8.77M

4.8% share

#6 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$8.52M

4.6% share

#7 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$6.20M

3.4% share

#8 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$4.54M

2.5% share

#9 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$4.33M

2.4% share

#10 • HS 02

Meat and edible meat offal

$3.84M

2.1% share

#11 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$3.65M

2.0% share

#12 • HS 34

Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

$3.22M

1.8% share

#13 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$3.13M

1.7% share

#14 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$2.95M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$2.89M

1.6% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$53.78M	29.3%
2	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$15.63M	8.5%
3	Cereals	$15.17M	8.3%
4	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$8.90M	4.8%
5	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$8.77M	4.8%
6	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$8.52M	4.6%
7	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$6.20M	3.4%
8	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$4.54M	2.5%
9	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$4.33M	2.4%
10	Meat and edible meat offal	$3.84M	2.1%
11	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$3.65M	2.0%
12	Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster	$3.22M	1.8%
13	Iron or steel articles	$3.13M	1.7%
14	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$2.95M	1.6%
15	Plastics and articles thereof	$2.89M	1.6%

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Sao Tome and Principe - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Sao Tome and Principe - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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